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REPAIR FORM SS4 Freeze Caper (Invincible)

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Louis A. Isgur)
Mon Dec 29 20:10:45 1997

To: hotline@MIT.EDU
Cc: wdc@MIT.EDU, larugsi@MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 20:10:37 EST
From: "Louis A. Isgur" <larugsi@MIT.EDU>

MIT                                     Polaris
1 Amherst St                            257 Cederhill St
Mail Stop E40-334                       Marlboro, Ma 01752
Cambridge, Ma 02139                     1 800 626 1661
Customer Number = 100116                1 508 460 1800

                   MIT CAMPUS AGREEMENT REPAIR FORM
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Date Shipped:   12/30/97
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DHL#   7537142830
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RMA#   308147
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Sales#   
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PO#   
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Date Received:   
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Part Description:   150 watt pwr supply & a 32 meg simm for a Sparc4
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Part Number:   300-1279-02 & 501-2471
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Hotline Number:   C302
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Building and Room#:   7-321
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Machine Type:   Sparc4
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CPU S/N:   628F0B51
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Hostname:   Invincible
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Repair Information:
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Symptoms:     system hangs/freezes using Solaris 2.5.1 with Athena 8.1.
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Diags Used:   System also receiving memory alignement errors, probably due to
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              to the 50 watt pwr supply. Have replaced the power supply with
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Resolution:   the 150 watt one, and have also replaced the 32 meg memory simm.
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Comments:     System also had extensive software corruption. Have re-installed.
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              Now back up and operational. ** See Sun FCO on Freeze issue **
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Repaired By:  L.A.I. 		
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Date:  12/29/97
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